Making a Profit from Waste?
Manures and slurries destined for anaerobic digestion treatment are now, as set out in the recent Environment Agency’s paper on the matter, considered ‘waste’. But, asks Katie Zabel, is there a profit to be made – for both your pocket and environment...

Economic Feasibility of Anaerobic Digesters
A viable anaerobic digestion system to process organic wastes can be costly, so producers who are considering adopting this type of technology need to examine all aspects of it. One key aspect to consider is the economic feasibility of anaerobic ...

Generate Energy on the Farm
By the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Biomass crops, converted vegetable oil or animal manure, windmills and solar panels – across America, farmers are increasingly exploring a range of energy technologies to “grow”...

Biogas: Cleaning and Uses
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy, Agriculture Stewardship Division, Jim Jones, Bio-Industrial Development, Bruce Partington, Rural Utilities Division of the Agriculture and Rural Development, Alkberta. Biogas consists of methane (CH₄) and carbon-dioxide...

Drying Digestates from Biogas Plants
By Dipl.-Ing. agr. Janett Peschel, Big Dutchman International GmbH. Generating power from renewable energies is becoming increasingly important in Germany as well as on the international level.

Sweden Biofuels Annual Report 2008
The USDA FAS GAIN Report shows that Sweden is among the leading countries worldwide in the utilization of renewable resources for energy production and is firmly in the forefront with regard to biofuel utilization within the transport sector as well....

Creating Renewable Natural Gas Using Anaerobic Digestion
By the Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. This document is part of the Capturing Feed Grain & Forage Opportunities 2007 Proceedings - "Farming for Feed, Forage and Fuel."

The Path Forward for Biofuels and Biomaterials
This is a review on biofuels and biomaterials in general written by Arthur J. Ragauskas, Charlotte K. Williams, Brian H. Davison, George Britovsek, John Cairney, Charles A. Eckert, William J. Frederick Jr., Jason P. Hallett, David J. Leak, Charles L....

Bioenergy Report: Land - a Scarce Resource
This is a report on bioenergy published by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. This report shows us the the interaction between food, animal feed and bioenergy.

Bioenergy FAQs
By the U.S. Department of Energy. The USDE has compiled a list of bioenergy queries with answers: some general questions, the use and availability of biofuels, production and technology, programmatic focus and investments and incentives.

Anaerobic Digesters: Frequently Asked Questions
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy – EngineerTechnical Services (The Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development).

Anaerobic Digesters
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy and Brian Koberstein of the Agriculture Stewardship Division, and Bruce Partington, Rural Utilities Division, Alberta Agriculture and Food. The anaerobic digestion process is gaining attention in the agriculture industry because...

Integrating Biogas, Confined Feedlot Operations and Ethanol Production
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy, Lawrence Papworth – Agriculture Stewardship Division and James Jones – Bio-Industrial Development. Published by the Alberta Government, Agriculture and Food.

The Law that Changed the German Countryside
By Norman Dunn, Agricultural Writer. Biogas production from corn, grass and cereal wholecrop harvests swallowed up over 800,000 acres of this country’s farmland this year – and income from biogas electricity was beating earnings from milk production.

Growing Sustainable Biofuels: The Sustainability Opportunity
By Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions Research Director - The biofuels boom has brought on a backlash, and the biofuels community is beginning to mount a response.